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The Economist just published this incredible and tragic chart. Given how many people are killed each year by big cars, it's worth understanding how we got here. Story time 🧵

As with Rising Damp yesterday, I'm going with a double bill of Yes Minister. This clip is the easiest of wins, of course. But, by thunder, it's a good'n. Plus ça change, as they say in the Dordogne. Good evening.

Paul Barry Incredible how a 75y old conflict can so clearly encapsulate and illustrate what happens when 2 parties engage in extremism and escalation, instead of seeking empathy, peace, and mutual recognition and respect. Sad to see so many 🇦🇺 comments targeting the “both sides” expression

This is what an AR-15 does to a human body.

“Donald J. Trump ultimately said ‘weird’ 11 times in about 30 seconds.” As linguist ⁦George Lakoff⁩ has pointed out, “negating the frame, invokes the frame”. #Trump just made himself Exhibit A for that? Again. Now that’s “weird”? #democracy flip.it/IYBmuo

Fun fact: Martin Bennet was one of Alan Bond's lawyers. I knew he rang a bell. watoday.com.au/national/weste…

More on Musk spreading fake news abc.net.au/mediawatch/epi…

Listened to David Marr on Late Night Live interviewing William Dalrymple. He's illuminating as ever. And he's coming to Australia in November. Let's go grab a ticket

The honeymoon is over? Kamala was leading in the forecast 2 weeks ago. The Sep 10 debate will be important.

Momentous: The UK, home to the world’s first coal power station in 1882, will stop using coal to generate electricity this month, the 1st G7 country to do so Coal supplied 80% of UK electricity in 1990. Remember: they said it couldn't be done ft.com/content/516418… #climate

I truly did Nazi this coming. Truly.

A mother in Gaza recounts the painful ordeal of retrieving her son's body, bone by bone, 148 days after his martyrdom. Her son had been buried under three floors of rubble following an Israeli attack.

Wow: The father of the Apalachee High School mass shooting suspect told investigators this week he purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son in December 2023. cnn.com/2024/09/05/us/…

CNN obtained the audio from the police interview with Apalachee High School shooter.

Snap. Bennett acted for Bond against me in 2007. Failed. smh.com.au/national/bond-…

FWIW: news.com.au/world/north-am…

A university professor who has correctly predicted nine of the last 10 presidential elections has given his final verdict about the 2024 race. skynews.com.au/world-news/ele…

Broadclub Cuttlefish swimming (Sepia latimanus; 1 m). Tatawa Besar, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 08/09/24. Note rapid changes in skin color and texture.

This is where US Presidential Election polls sit at the moment. realclearpolling.com/polls/presiden…

Paul Barry People need to understand the difference between the popular vote and the electoral college. To win Harris needs 270 EC votes which requires winning Pennsylvania, which is 2-3% more GOP leaning than the US average. This is why Harris is trailing in most Probabilistic models